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desmogblog.com - 12/23/2008
Massive Coal Ash Spill in Tennessee puts the lie to Clean Coal
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When it comes to PR spindoctoring there is always one surefire cure - reality. If you were fooled by the multimillion dollar "clean coal" PR marketing campaign take a look at this video footage of a massive flood of toxic coal sludge from a dam that burst at a local coal company's processing ...
Tennessee Ash Flood Larger Than Initial Estimate
nytimes.com - 12/27/2008
Tennessee Ash Flood Larger Than Initial Estimate
— nytimes.com — Experts had already called the spill in Tennessee the largest of its kind in the U.S., but a survey showed it was three times larger than was first thought. > (more) Tennessee Ash Flood Larger Than Initial Estimate
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sciam.com - 12/23/2008
Coal Ash Is More Radioactive than Nuclear Waste: Scientific American
— sciam.com — The popular conception of nuclear power is straight out of The Simpsons : Springfield abounds with signs of radioactivity, from the strange glow surrounding Mr. Burn's nuclear power plant workers to Homer's low sperm count. Then there's the local ... (more) Coal Ash Is More Radioactive than Nuclear Waste: ...

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TVA Coal Ash Spill Dec 22 2008 (video)
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youtube.com - 12/23/2008
TVA Coal Ash Spill Dec 22 2008 (video)
— youtube.com — TVA spills over 500 million gallons of toxic coal waste into the Tennessee River (more) TVA Coal Ash Spill Dec 22 2008 (video)
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Wonk Room:  Coal Front Group Sets Up Dirty ‘Blogger Brigade’ To Fight Reality

Open Left - Front Page:  An Environmental 9/11 in Tennessee

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Coal Front Group Sets Up Dirty ‘Blogger Brigade’ To Fight Reality
Wonk Room — ... won’t be able to hide the toxic and dirty reality of coal. Yesterday morning, a dike at the Kingston coal-fired power plant in Harriman, Tennessee broke, letting loose a deluge of about 500 million gallons of coal slurry into tributaries of the Tennessee River, destroying twelve homes and derailing a train. Watch the startling news footage: Now that’s something worth blogging about. Full email: More » ...

An Environmental 9/11 in Tennessee
Open Left - Front Page — This is awful. According to local news reports millions of yards of ashy toxic sludge broke through a dike at TVA's Kingston coal-fired plant Monday, covering hundreds of acres, knocking one home off its foundation. Coal ash can carry toxic substances that include mercury, arsenic and lead, according to a federal study. Greenpeace is calling today for there to be a criminal investigation into the matter. "Every facility like this is supposed to have a spill contingency plan to prevent this kind of ...

Hullabaloo — ... But a massive coal ash spill like we saw today in Tennessee - the result of a burst dam at a private coal processing plant - is actually far more dangerous with far more lasting consequences, even if the visuals aren't as stellar. ...

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